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on 1. THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, THURSDAY : "CUSTER'S. LAST FIGHT" [NCIDENTS OF THE DAY) -- can slid ST ee meme ofl "Come What May They ssn | Will Not Break Through?" knewn to 'he German people as "The Kaiser's Rattle" according to the Washington Herald, and for this reason the higher powers realize that "it would hardly do te allow the Kaiser's nnme to be associated with a colossal military failure -- ax it would be if the present struggle were allowed to rest where it mow siands" And se German legions desperately fight on in the hope of winning a decixion. That their hopes are futile Is the firm conviction of the Allied armies as evi- denced by Premier Clemenceau's assertion that "come what may they will mot break through," and the assurance of General Foch that "most glorious hopes are permissible." To these assursuces is added the statement of Lloyd George that "the Freach and British are buoyed with the knowledge that the great Republic of the West will neglect no effort which can hasten its troops and its ships to Europe." Read In The Literary Digest this week--April 13th issue--a sweeping review of the great struggle raging on the Western from, showing It REFUTE IDLE RUMORS WITH F , APRIL 11, 1918. mane ! PAGE TWO EE == FINE FURS MADE TO ORDER Safe Fur Storage Our Receipt guarantees you against loss "by FIRE, MOTH and THEFT. ALL Customers' goods insured while in our cgpe. dappenings In the City and Vicinity --What the Merchants Offer to the Readers of the Whig. Pianos to remt, C. W. Ltd. :. R. Taber, Brockville Kingston on Wednesday There was no session of the police court on sday morning There was a small arket. on Thursday merning with no change in prevailing prices. WwW. Swaine, pianb tuner, 100 Cler- gy street west, Orders left at Mc- He ' 'Showed the Cadets That Should Never Underestimate Enemy---The Indians Won Fairly. Colonel ©. F. Winter, formerly secretary to the Minister of Militia and now on the headguarters staff at Ottawa, was in the city on Wednes- dav afternoon to 'give an address to the gentlemen cadeils at the Royal Military College and to officers of the garrison The colonel makes a hobby of} studying prominent military move-| ments of past wars. The famous|Auley's, or 'phone 664. fight with the Sioux Inddans in which W. ¥. Nickle is a General Custer"s troops were com- | special committee of Parliament | study economics in printing They an The present struggle on the Western front is Lindsay in was from every angle. ACTS FROM "THE DIGEST" ight and unsettle the minds of patriotic propaganda. The more alarming they To comhat these stories of ships tor- h, now ns ever, is mighty and will without bias or partisans SALVATION ARMY HOTEL. Good Chance of Taking Over the British-American Hotel, The architect the employment 0 Salvation Army in Teronto Oo Kingston on Saturday to pletely cleaned out has long been a | nw Sirelt was fountain inspect the British-American hotel work of mystery to military leaders , © RRL yas in (Mounfail and resort upon the suitability of who were absolutely at a loss to un-| TEgve oa ha oe ay oh : Yo the property: for the army hotel here. derstand just what happened, -'The mee ing of the Farmers' Club of {i The Salvation Army has taken over Indians won such a complete victory |P ii Canadian Chub will hive as: large hotels in Toronto, Hamilton and that only one white man escaped. The; ~~ \ 2 in uy xi Oks" time P avs tho bond he social Indians would never discuss the mat- | Other luncheon in two weel me London and the 'head of 1 A >: BO! ? ter except among themselves and | with a fine speaker to talk on the service branch feels that ihare -- a. Colonel Wintérs was able on wed- | Y.M.C-A. campaign. " . ple scope for another 8 Kings on, _s nesday afternoon to make the first| Montreal Star: Mr. Nickle, M.I o the present accommodation is moti, 0 chatement as to the facts, | deServes the thanks of the public for sufficient to meet the demands of the and he showed quite clearly that had precipitating an interesting debate travelling business. kas General 'Custer obeyed the orders|on the question of titles. Adjutant Smith es that hel 5 down by his superior officer| The garbage committee has al- hopes the re-opening of the hotel | force. would never have been | ready cut down expenses by doing will meet the requirements of a great ci on out, The loss was incurred | Way with the serv several many soldiers, He purposes to Pro-| rough disobeying orders, not employees at the incinerator. vide resi. rooms, meals, refroghmonts sending out sufficient scouts and un- Now is the time 10 have your and sleeping accommodation. Thelg .o iating the enemy. These| piano tuned. We carry two expert army has many experienced men Whol w..a the lessons which he brought| tuners and will assure entire satls- Bre able to iy so Jol of ha pote} home to/the embryo. officers at the| faction, C. W. Lindsay, Ltd. us ness anc onauc it O a arg scale, | sxe nre days of rumors and reports that grow up overm cltizeny. Most of them are wholly false, many are due to are the more Hkely it is thay their origin and purpose are Teutonie, pedoed and regiments destroyed you have only to know the facts, for trut prevail. To get these facts, in concise and instantly accessible form, presented ' hip, with no attempt to magnify or minimize the truth, you have merely to read THE LITERARY DIGEST. This greatest of news-weeklies keeps you securately informed on all world events of interest in the fields of politics, art, literature, science, religion, social nervice, ete. it saves you the labor of reading a host of newspapers and magazines, giving ou the cream of their contents in a concise form. Keep posted on the real news of the day by studying this fmpartinl record of actual happenings. Phone 919 -® member of a to : in Machines $14.50 Will add up to ten million, either from left to right, or up and down columns -- will also multiply and subtract, quickly and easily. s Guaranteed for five years. J. R. C. Dobbs & Co. 41 Clarence Street. Telephone 819. PRIL 13TH NUMBER ON SALE TODAY. The College Book Phone 919 Open Nights _-------- x states as the . s Of TTT TTT TTY YY YY nnd A A NN LADIES' WRIST WATCHES 15% Discount - During April Some of our import orders for Swiss wrist watches, due 8 months ago, have just come to hand. Beef, pork products and wheat: thai is all we are asked to save. -- Canada Food Board. "GOOD-SERVICE. IS OUR MOTTO Central Garage High-class workmanship and first-class material used. Twelve years' experience in automobile repair work. CENTRAL GARAGE Ed Walsh, Proprietor, 335 King St. Ad hd ddd v college, | 'Miss Agnes Richardson is honor The story came to Colonel Winter | &T¥ vice-regent of the George Taylor through a full-blooded Sioux doetor| Richardson Chapter 1.0.D.E The who.was only seventeen or eighteen | meeting will be held the se ond and years old when the fight took place. | fourth Thursdays of each month. After much correspondence with this | We will rent you a piano, and al informant, the colonel has been able | end of six months if you feel like to secure_the full facts, and presented | purchasing instrument we will al- them 'in an instructive and pleasing|low-the six months' rental on pur wav. chase price, and arrange easy terms The story of that famous June day | 8 balance. C. W. Lindsay. Ltd. in 1876 is one of the most thrilling in It is reported that a irl from American history. There were three Cornwall who came to the city seve- columns of troops to converge from | Yal days ago has returned to her three directions and thus attack the] family in the eastern town The Indians. Custer's troops were order- authorities here spent some time ed south, to cross a wide trail and la- looking for her. ' Z {ter meet the other two parties. He| Miss Margaret A. Grant, superin- | disobeved this order and went west | tendent of the Presbyterian Deacon- along the trail. | ess The Indians were as Training Home, Toronto, Is surprised as he was. likely The battle was | to go to the Halifax Y. (W. lost almost immediately when Custer | <A She is a sister of the late { divided his men, The Indians started | Principal Grant, Queen's University. a circling movement which enveloped | Prevost, Brock street, has an ex- the white troops and then as the ring | tra fine assortment of tweeds, closed all but the lone scout who|cheviots and blue and black serges made away, were killed, Tt has been |for his order clothing department. often pictured with the caption ot| His ready-made clothing aand gent's "Custer's Last Fight" or "The Mas-| | furnishing department are well as- sacre of Custer's- Troops," but in |Sorted with new goods at low prices. reality the battle was fairly won by! G. Y. Chown, chairman of the the Indians displaying coirage and | Utilities Commission, has written a judgment, letter to the Great War Veterans' A Association explaining that no ap- RENOVATE CURLING RINK! mea" was received from a re- Fs | turned soldier for the position of | {utilities accountant. The position i | had to be filled at once as the work RE-| is of a complicated nature. To be Heard in May. A. B. Cunningham says the appeal in the Sister Mary Basil case reached such a stage that it will ready to be argued at Osgoode Hall early in May There have been reams of evidence compiled for the consideration "of the judges. he be We will rent you a piano, and at end of six months if you feel like purchasing instrument we will al- low the six months' rental on pur- chase price, and arrange easy terms on vaance. OC. W. Lindsay, Ltd. Miss ' Kilpatrick, Brockville, Queen's graduate, has joined London Collegiate Institute staff. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 A 4 4 : 4 4 4 4 4 4 : 4 4 4 het As a result we have a large surplus stock and can afford to offer this genuine barga.n. a the | Smith Bros. Jewelers and Opticlans. Issuers of Marriage Licenses. UNITED GROCERY 138 Princess St. New Maple Syrup - All kinds of Garden an TOMORROW WILL BE A GOOD DAY TO HAVE YOUR EYES FIT- TED WITH GLASSES, BUT TODAY IS BETTER. Why put off having your eyes properly and carefully tested? Oleomargarine UNITED. GROCERY 188 Princess Street. BEN LEE, Mgr, BUILDING REPORT MADE 'Why put off the {impor- y pu P COMMENDATION, tance of bettering your eye sight. We are fully equipped to render ydu all the ald that glasses will give. Come in TODAY. 1S Asselstine D.0S | Registered Optometrist. 842 King St, "The Busy Optical Store. Raw Fur |W. F.Gourdier | - Phone 700. 78-80 Brock Street. Bonspiels Brought in $3, Which Will ' AT THE PENITENTIARY Be Donated 10 the Red Cross Bo-| gome of the Items Given in the Esti ciety--Small Surplus on Hand. mates For the Year. That the curling rink will be reno-{ mhere are items of local interest in vated from top to bottom and exten-| (he estimates of Canada for the fiscal sive alterations carried out, was the | year ending March,, 1918. decision made at a general meeting| The following summary is given of the Curling Club called for Wed-|of the Kingston penitentiary: nesday evening to wind up business! Salaries and retiring allowances, for the season. Owing to the rink $96,800; uniforms and mess, $6,000; being too damp, the members ad-imaintenance of convicts, 44,000; journed to t Court House. discharge 'expenses, $5,000; working The ré¥ort of the building commit-|expenses, $38,200; industries, $12, tees which is composed of A, B. Cun- 000; lands, buildings and equipment, ningham, R. N. F, McFarlane, H. $10,000; misceHaneous, $1,000. Angrove and T. M. Asselstine, was received and adopted unanimously. This report was to the effect that the club would take a ten-year lease on the rink and that extensive altera- tions would be made. There will be a modern equipment; including heat- ing plant installed, The rink will be covered with a new roof. The 'up- stairs club room will be' extended over the platform to make an obser- vation room for members who will thus be able to watch all of the games going on. The interior will be re- | ; | Cos | You Can Carry It Buvine a house may seem like a large undertaking, but we have the plan which will help 'you to do the carrying without inconvenience. Here's a property fit to live in, all im- provements, and much to be desired in the way of location, It's worth $2250, and you can buy it for $200 down and monthly payments. McCann's ' SUITS THAT ARE DIFFERENT COATS THAT PLEASE BLOUSES THAT TICKLE PRICES THAT TEMPT. At the Golden Lion Grocery Fancy Clover HONEY In one pound sections, 25 cents each. Fresh California Prunes, nice and Juicy .... 10¢, 12% ¢, 15¢ Th, Evaporated Peaches, 2 Ibs for 25¢| finished and refurnished Evaporated Apricots . . . 15¢ Ib.| There was a suggestion launched weet Lider... . to form a new club of the afternoon Ry YY Yr rere eee ow Farms Sold. T. J. Lockhart has made the fol- lowing recent sales: 390 acres, south of Watertown, in Jet{orson County, N.Y., owned by C. Cochrane, to John F. Burnash, of Kingston; 200 acres at Glenvale, owned by J. Butterill, to R. R. Ellerbeck; 108 acres in the Township of Kingston, owned by S. Burt, to H. Emmons, Kingston; 180 acres, owned by George Gibson, Kingston Township, to 8, Babcock, of Wolfe Island; 200 acres, owned by W. A. Smith, Westbrooke, to William Radage, Kingston; 200 Newman & Shaw THE ALWAYS BUSY STORE 7 hah TTY TTY YY YY YY A CHANCE TO GET A HOME REASONABLE A row of six brick dwellings on Corrigan street. will be sold TY oa a hh hhh PUPP PPPITIOTTeRRSO Te ee wee SE one a poses BUILDERS SUPPLIES o-ewaveg CANNEL A . AN EVENING WEDDING. 1 At the Home of Mr. and Mrs, W. Linton, Wellington street. A quiet, but pretty wedding took Real Estate Real Estate | p McRae Co Golden Lion Grocery FOR YOUR EE We have gathered together a selection of merchandise bought before the advent | I of high prices and : | | | i we are giving our custo- members, which scheme would help in the financing of the improvements. This 'was not ready for action but will be considered later, The financial report showed a slight surplus. The proceeds of the bonspiels, about $30, was donated to the Red Cross Society. a following prizes were uresent- ed: Club championship trophy and in- dividual shields won Uy A. E. Elmer, A. G. Dorland, F. A. Palmer, J, F. Macdonald, skip. 'Wihig trophy won by W. H. Reid. 'Challenge buttons won by M. P. Reid (6), W. H. Reid (6), J. Gib- son (4), A. Fowler (4), 8. R. Bailey, H. D. Bibby, J. J. Baker and W. J. Drysdale three points each, Single competition: 1st prize, J. Gibson; 2nd, M. P. Reid. Doubles competition: 1st prize, W. H. Montgomery and J, McDonald; 2nd, T. Slater and F. Lumb. Points competition, Ogilvie shield, T. M. Asselstine, 71 points. Points spoons: T. M. Asselstine, J. A. McRae, A. B, Cunningham, J. Ma- theson, T. R. Carnovsky, G. H. Smythe, A. W. MacLean, F. A. Palm- er, J. ¥, Macdonald, T. Slater; : District cup and Rockwood tank- ard: To A. B, Cunningham, president of the club, : MORE RESTRICTIONS, Shippers Into United States Must acres in the Township of Portland, owned by Frank R. Hamilton, to T. L. Reynolds, of Verona; also double stone dwelling, - Princess street, Kingston, owned by IC. G. Clark, to Robert McLaughlin, of Westbrooke, and frame dwelling, Raglan road, gwhed by J. B. Weldon, to GA: Up- on, place on Wednesday evening at nine o'clock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Linton, Wellington street, when Olivia Urquhart Wood, only daughter of the late Dr. Isaac Wood, was united in marriage to J. Stuart Crawford, son of Mr. and Mrs, James Crawford, Division street. The cere- mony was performed by the Rev. T. W. Savary. The bride who was given 'taway by her uncle, W. N, Linton, jooked very sweet in her simple gown of ivory satin and lace, en train, her tulle veil was prettily arranged Hl with sprays of lily-of-the-valley and she carried a shower bouquet of roses and lily-of-the-valley. Going away the bride wore a travelling suit of navy bine and sand with hat to matoh 'and corsage bouquet of sunset roses. Op their return Mr. and Mrs. Craw- ford will reside at 373 Alfred street. STOLE HORSE AT ODESSA. "Kingston's Famous Fur Store" The Thief in Brockville Jail Awaits ing Sentence, said to be a former resident of De- troit, will appear before Judge Dow- sley, Brockville, for sentence, Baker last week .pleaded guilty to a charge horse stealing. © The animal and the rig belonged to Charles F. Decker of in the. jail the authorities have dis- watch, a chain, a pair of boots and a . Now Procure a License, _Actording to fnstructions received from Washington the American Consul at Kingston, shippers are re- quired to procura from the War] Board at Washington a lense, for the following articles: Hay, plimba- £0, cobalt ores and metals, G eggs, animals, pyrites, dry vegetab 1 'and fresh 'meats. Th number of license m i Ive nust appear on the | consulay . or their admission fit the United States will be denied || revolver from a farmer in the town- ship of Ernesttown by whom he was employed. The boots were on his feet when arrested and the revolver was in his possession, but there is no trace 0 the watch and chain. cin Had a Jolly Time. he : The Woodmen of the World held a "smoker aud euchre" on Wednesday night, which was well attended and euchire was captured by Major Craw- ford while the second went to J. Wil- of Cataraqul. During the eygaing i f On Saturdsgy next Frank Baker, | Odessa, Since his incarceration] covered that he had purloined a gold} mueh enoyed. The first prize for the| . COAL Theruel "par excellence' for open grates. : It burns with a brighf warm flame and becomes a glowing coal, which radiates heat for houfs. Office Phone Factory Phone 1418. E eral Club. at $1200 each, on easy terms. : A new brick dwelling on Princess street, all modern, at $3400. A brick dwelling on Princess street, below Alfred street, large frontage and entrance of two streets, $6300; possession May 1st. . TO RENT The quarters on Kifjg street, formerly ocgupled by the ¥ib- Possession at once. E. W. Mullin & Son Sellers of Real Estate. Cor." Johmson and Division Sts. Phones J30 and 1456. > Saee Lumber, Conl and Wood +ee® ----- dh hh ips Has j what he noéds--just what will make his living more icant -- (he unaccustomed h endurable. A § month's all ready for ; hards more a ate ts y , shaving cream, soap, foot powder, corn plasters, orderlies, comforts of life for $1.75, { » tooth paste, ete.